Holy Trivia! Church History Questions and answers from Michael Daley, Creative Catechist Magazine, Nov/Dec 2010 and some other sources!

Holy Trivia Religious Communities Doctors of the Church Famous Heresies Church Councils Words of the Week Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Bonus

$100 Question from Religious Communities A uniquely American missionary order started in Active in Asia and Latin America, they train and support missionary priests.

$100 Answer from Religious Communities Maryknoll

$200 Question from Religious Communities Founded by Ignatius of Loyola, they are noted for their work in education and missions.

$200 Answer from Religious Communities Jesuits

$300 Question from Religious Communities Their motto is “ora et labora” (prayer and work). This monastic order began in Italy in the 6 th century.

$300 Answer from Religious Communities Benedictines

$400 Question from Religious Communities Known as the Order of Preachers, this religious community was established in the 13 th century to fight heresy.

$400 Answer from Religious Communities Dominicans

$500 Question from Religious Communities This community of friars minor or “little brothers” is known for their life of poverty.

$500 Answer from Religious Communities Franciscans

$100 Question from Doctors of the Church One of only three women Doctors of the Church (persons of great learning), she is also known as the “Little Flower.”

$100 Answer from Doctors of the Church St. Therese of Lisieux

$200 Question from Doctors of the Church Son of St. Monica and bishop of Hippo, this one- time playboy became a famous Christian writer.

$200 Answer from Doctors of the Church St. Augustine

$300 Question from Doctors of the Church In the Great Western Schism (three popes at once), she urged the pope to leave Avignon and return to Rome.

$300 Answer from Doctors of the Church St. Catherine of Siena

$400 Question from Doctors of the Church A Cappadocian Father, this Eastern theologian and bishop helped shape the Nicene Creed.

$400 Answer from Doctors of the Church St. Basil the Great

$500 Question from Doctors of the Church Along with St. John of the Cross, she became a reformer and eventual founder of the Discalced Carmelites.

$500 Answer from Doctors of the Church St. Teresa of Avila

$100 Question from Famous Heresies Named after a former archbishop of Constantinople, it claimed that Christ was two persons, not one.

$100 Answer from Famous Heresies Nestorianism

$200 Question from Famous Heresies From the Greek word for “knowledge,” it pictured the world dualistically: the spirit is good while material creation is bad.

$200 Answer from Famous Heresies Gnosticism

$300 Question from Famous Heresies Promoted by a priest in Alexandria, Egypt, it held that Jesus was created and therefore not “of the same substance” as God the Father.

$300 Answer from Famous Heresies Arianism

$400 Question from Famous Heresies Taught that original sin did not taint humanity and discounted the necessity of divine grace.

$400 Answer from Famous Heresies Pelagianism

$500 Question from Famous Heresies Arose during the age of Church persecution, holding that the validity of a sacrament depends on the moral character of the priest.

$500 Answer from Famous Heresies Donatism

$100 Question from Church Councils Liturgical renewal, continued growth of ecumenism and a time of turbulence in the Church were a result of which Council?

$100 Answer from Church Councils Vatican II

$200 Question from Church Councils The doctrine that the most solemn statements of the pope on matters of faith and morals are infallible came from which Council?

$200 Answer from Church Councils First Vatican Council

$300 Question from Church Councils Where was the first Ecumenical Council?

$300 Answer from Church Councils Nicaea. Stated that Jesus is the Son of God; truly and eternally begotten of God, not created. Wrote the Nicene Creed to answer this question.

$400 Question from Church Councils The first Church Council met in ….

$400 Answer Church Councils Council of Jerusalem stated that salvation is for everyone; Jews, Gentiles and outsiders.

$500 Question from Church Councils Which Council gave the final form to the Creed we profess at Mass?

$500 Answer from Church Councils Council of Constantinople, AD381

$100 Question from Word of the Week Objects, actions and blessings that help us grow in holiness.

$100 Answer from Word of the Week Sacramentals

$200 Question from Word of the Week The Father, Son and Holy Spirit as three persons in one God, which is the central mystery of Christian faith and life.

$200 Answer from Word of the Week Trinity

$300 Question from Word of the Week We celebrate Jesus’ going to into Heaven.

$300 Answer from Word of the Week Ascension

$400 Question from Word of the Week The mystery by which the Son of God became man.

$400 Answer from Word of the Week Incarnation

$500 Question from Word of the Week The Church’s authority to teach on matters of faith and morals.

$500 Answer from Word of the Week Magisterium

Bonus What country today (as of 10/2010) has the most Catholics in it?

Bonus Answer Brazil 137,000,000 73% of population is Catholic